Front axle questions
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Front axle questions
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I am contemplating a truck purchase and have a couple of questions.
1. I read in the archives that some of the super-dutys (Prior to '02?) had Dana 50's in the front. I thought Dana 50's were similar to Dana 60's except that they were independent suspension instead of mono-beam. I have never seen a TTB in a super-duty. Can someone please show me the error in my ways.
2. Do the front Dana 60's in the super-duty F250 and F350's ride on ball joints or on king pins? Is there much of a difference between these Dana 60's and the ones found on the 92-96 trucks?
Thanks in advance,
BWSwede
I am contemplating a truck purchase and have a couple of questions.
1. I read in the archives that some of the super-dutys (Prior to '02?) had Dana 50's in the front. I thought Dana 50's were similar to Dana 60's except that they were independent suspension instead of mono-beam. I have never seen a TTB in a super-duty. Can someone please show me the error in my ways.
2. Do the front Dana 60's in the super-duty F250 and F350's ride on ball joints or on king pins? Is there much of a difference between these Dana 60's and the ones found on the 92-96 trucks?
Thanks in advance,
BWSwede
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There are two different versions of a "dana 50" the IFS Dana 50 and a mono beam dana 50. Just like with the other light duty axles, 44 IFS and mono.
All the axles currently use ball joints.
I don't know exactly what is different from the OBS to the superduty. Just from my casual observation, not much, but they aren't interchangeable either.
All the axles currently use ball joints.
I don't know exactly what is different from the OBS to the superduty. Just from my casual observation, not much, but they aren't interchangeable either.
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Originally Posted by blanes
List,
I am contemplating a truck purchase and have a couple of questions.
1. I read in the archives that some of the super-dutys (Prior to '02?) had Dana 50's in the front. I thought Dana 50's were similar to Dana 60's except that they were independent suspension instead of mono-beam. I have never seen a TTB in a super-duty. Can someone please show me the error in my ways.
I am contemplating a truck purchase and have a couple of questions.
1. I read in the archives that some of the super-dutys (Prior to '02?) had Dana 50's in the front. I thought Dana 50's were similar to Dana 60's except that they were independent suspension instead of mono-beam. I have never seen a TTB in a super-duty. Can someone please show me the error in my ways.
From '99-'01, the only trucks to get the D60 in the front were the Duallies. In 2002 they started putting D60's in the front of all SD's and even the Excursions.
2. Do the front Dana 60's in the super-duty F250 and F350's ride on ball joints or on king pins? Is there much of a difference between these Dana 60's and the ones found on the 92-96 trucks?
Thanks in advance,
BWSwede
Thanks in advance,
BWSwede
